Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program.Date of source: September 2004Description is in
EnglishFinding Aid for the Jean M. Bright Collection, 1944 - 1946, 2004WV-0295The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Descriptive Summary
Women Veterans Historical CollectionBright, Jean M.Jean M. Bright Collection, 1944 - 1946, 2004-2005#WV-0295Material in English4.55 linear feet3 archival boxesFor current information on the location of
these materials, please consult University Archives & Manuscripts.Jean M. Bright served with the American Red Cross in the South Pacific from 1944 to 1946.Papers, photographs, an oral history interview, and artifacts and textiles document Jean M. Bright's Red Cross service in New Guinea, Japan, and the Philippines during World War II. Papers include postcards and a 1944 immunization register. Photographs depict a Red Cross club building; Bright in her Red Cross uniform; and sites in the Pacific. Artifacts and textiles include Bright's Red Cross overseas cap and skirt as well as souvenirs from her service in Japan and the Philippines. Collection also includes materials about Bright's non-military life.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research. Oral history interview available by appointment only. Please contact University Archives staff for more information.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Individuals obtaining materials from University Archives & Manuscripts at UNCG are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Gift of Jean M. Bright of Greensboro, N.C., on April 2, 2004, April 16, 2004 and October 16, 2006.

Processing Information

Processed by Elizabeth Carmichael, September 2004

Encoded by Elizabeth Carmichael, September 2004

Biographical Note

Jean M. Bright, c. 1944

Jean M. Bright served with the American Red Cross in the South Pacific from 1944 to 1946.

Collection Overview

Papers, photographs, an oral history interview, and artifacts and textiles document Jean M. Bright's Red Cross service in New Guinea, Japan, and the Philippines during World War II. Papers include five postcards from New Guinea; a postcard of the S.S. Lurline, the passenger troop ship that Bright sailed on; a 1945 Christmas card from the Philippines; and a 1944 immunization register. Postcards contain brief messages about an all-African American church in New Guinea and about the cabin Bright shared with five other African American Red Cross workers on the Lurline. Photographs depict a Red Cross club building; Bright in her Red Cross uniform; the city of Manila and locals in the Philippines; Tokyo in late 1945 and after the war; and the Kamakura Buddha in Japan. Artifacts and textiles include Bright's Red Cross overseas cap and skirt as well as souvenirs from her service in Japan and the Philippines, including Japanese and Filipino shoes and a Filipino salacot. Collection also includes photocopies, clippings, letters and other materials about Bright's non-military life.